Navigating Weight Loss: Using Negotiation Skills & Mindfulness For A Smoother Journey (Pt.2)
- Sawan Kotecha
- Dec 9, 2023
- 6 min read
Updated: Jul 12, 2024
Are you a good negotiator, do you pay enough attention to your stress levels & how they impact your eating behaviours?
Why you need to be economical, mindful and tactical about how you approach weight loss
There are many ways in which you can approach a weight loss journey. The quickest ways require very little consideration of how you, your body, and mind work. This means that they can often come at a cost, and you may only realize this in hindsight. When it comes to weight loss you are the negotiator with your body, mind and self.
The costs of not being mindful
The costs of not being mindful in a weight loss journey or trying to lose weight too quickly include a lack of sustainability (rebound weight gain) which you want to avoid, and the other cost is your sense of happiness. As highlighted in part 1, drastic changes to your diet and exercise routines can backfire when you haven’t given your body, mind, and self enough time to adapt to and process these changes.
Your body, mind, and sense of self can all have very different agendas yet if they are willing to work collaboratively with each other rather than against each other, it can be a much smoother process. Today, we will be looking specifically at a couple of factors within the mind you need to consider and the key psychological tips to consider if you want a smoother a weight loss journey.
